so, i think, g#mb5 is a: ''g#'' chord (so first of you have the g# note that is a half step over g, so it's on the 4th fret of the e string), that is minor (''m''), meaning that the third note of the major scale of g# is minor (three half steps from g#, so b; if it were major it would have been 4 half steps over) with the 5th note of the major scale being one half step down it's original place (b5, the b indicates flat, so the 5th note is flat) that's why it's read ''g sharp minor flat five''. you don't need to know this stuff if you're not trying to study music theory, if you saw it on ultimate guitar in a song or something just play it without questioning it and don't get intimidated by the complex names of shit, sometimes they're easier than they look
i'm studying music theory and that's why i'm learning to get this stuff, still pretty hard. (also explained it a bit badly sorry for confusion ahgahah xd)
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so, i think, g#mb5 is a:
''g#'' chord (so first of you have the g# note that is a half step over g, so it's on the 4th fret of the e string),
that is minor (''m''), meaning that the third note of the major scale of g# is minor (three half steps from g#, so b; if it were major it would have been 4 half steps over)
with the 5th note of the major scale being one half step down it's original place (b5, the b indicates flat, so the 5th note is flat)
that's why it's read ''g sharp minor flat five''. you don't need to know this stuff if you're not trying to study music theory, if you saw it on ultimate guitar in a song or something just play it without questioning it and don't get intimidated by the complex names of shit, sometimes they're easier than they look
i'm studying music theory and that's why i'm learning to get this stuff, still pretty hard. (also explained it a bit badly sorry for confusion ahgahah xd)
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